The Southern Forest Products Association is proud to welcome Ultimizers as an associate member.
For more than a century, James L. Taylor Manufacturing has designed and built American-made woodworking machinery in New York’s Hudson Valley. From its start in 1911 with bar clamps and the pioneering revolving Clamp Carrier to today’s fully automated systems, the company’s mission has remained constant: helping customers work safer, faster, and more profitably with durable, U.S.-built equipment and responsive support. Ultimizers, now part of the Taylor organization, extends that value upstream for mills and high-volume manufacturers.
Founded in 1972 and based in Boring, Oregon, Ultimizers is a U.S. manufacturer of end-to-end rough mill optimization systems that integrate defect scanners, high-speed optimizing cut-off saws, and plant-ready handling — all designed to recover more value from every board. Its product lineup spans linear and lateral scanners, cut-off saws, feeders, and “Smart-Belt” conveyors — engineered to improve yield, reduce waste, and maintain production flow at modern line speeds.
Beyond machinery, Ultimizers provides complete layout and CAD design, custom engineering and fabrication, installation, and responsive post-sale service to support shops across North America and beyond.
Bringing Ultimizers into the Taylor family gives customers a single, American-made, end-to-end partner — from rough lumber breakdown and optimization to glue-ready parts and finished assemblies — all backed by engineering expertise, controls integration, and advanced material handling.
Across the James L. Taylor Manufacturing family, each product line solves a specific challenge while integrating into one complete solution:
- JLT Clamps equips custom shops with compact, easy-to-run systems for door, drawer, edge, and face gluing.
- Taylor scales throughput with rotary carriers, Door Pros, conveyorized glue application, and return conveyors for continuous flow.
- Cameron Automation delivers computer-controlled optimization for ripping, crosscutting, panel sizing, color matching, and automated nesting — transforming rough lumber into precise, glue-ready components with less waste.
Together, these platforms reflect a shared commitment to practical automation and integrated material handling that reduces labor and boosts productivity. Learn more at ultimizers.com.
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